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ex-idaho · 03-14-2003, 12:24 AM

I really didn't care for DS9 the first couple of seasons but the last 3 or so I really got into it. It was the political intrigue and the massive space battle scenes from the war that really made the show interesting for me.

I really didn't like many of the characters on the show though. Odo, Quark, Kira and the Doctor all annoyed the hell out of me.

I would rank the captains:
Picard
Cisco
Janeway
Kirk
Archer

Silent Dave · 03-14-2003, 04:02 AM

Q: "You hit me! Picard never hit me!"

SISKO: "I'm not Picard."

Dave

Marduk · 03-14-2003, 09:37 AM

I picked TNG but I could just as easily go with DS9 as well, I liked the whole worm hole prophets thing, as well as the big war with the Dominion (and I must cofess a crush on Kiera and Dax)

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I'm too burnt out on TOS, I saw them all a zillion time, Enterprise I watch, but I find it the worst of the group. Voyager was quite good but it took me a while to get used to Janeway and her dramatic whisper.
7 of 9 is divine!

KoopaFanatic · 03-14-2003, 02:03 PM

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(and I must cofess a crush on Kiera and Dax) .

Yeah, that factored into my reasoning too, I just didn't want to admit it at first. I was never really a Kira-admirer, but Dax... Where's the drooling smily?
I blame her for my hot-nerd fixation

Verithrax · 03-14-2003, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ex-idaho

I would rank the captains:
Picard
Cisco
Janeway
Kirk
Archer

WTF!? You think that janeway is better than Kirk? Here's my ranking:

Picard
Kirk
Archer
Janeway
Cisco

Silent Dave · 03-14-2003, 04:17 PM

N Trekkies in a room yields N+1 different opinions on any given Trek-related subject.

Dave

JEST2ASK · 03-14-2003, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cjack
IHMO, DS9 was probably the best overall.

I liked the fact that it was a bit more "gritty" than the other shows. Instead of being set on a shiny new starship that could go anywhere, DS9 was set on a space station that, for lack of a better term, was a dump.

Agreed somewhat but ***B5**** took it to an even gritter / more realistic level ... Glad I don't have choose between those two.

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I also liked the fact that there was more of a continuity to the storylines.

It seemed (to me) that the other shows were pretty much self-contained within each episode. The shiny new starship would fly into an unknown system, meet the local aliens (always humans with ridges or bumps on their heads) and solve whatever problem needed to be solved by the end of the hour. In other words, you could miss a week or two and not miss much information.

TOS always ended with everyone back on the bridge of the Enterprise, laughing at the silly Vulcan. TNG always ended with everyone back on the bridge of the Enterprise, boldly ignoring the fact that the ship was still so amazingly clean. Voyager (no matter how much shit they got into) always ended with everyone back on the bridge of Voyager, trying desperately to get back to the really boring part of the galaxy.

I liked the fact that DS9 often left you hanging, with plenty of unresolved issues and a reason to tune into the next episode to see how things would turn out.

I also liked the fact that, since DS9 was (for the most part) stuck on the station, the writers were forced to put more effort into the characters and storylines, as opposed to coming up with a new bumpy-headed nemesis every week.

I definitely liked the much greater usage of minor charcters (Rom / Nog .. Garak .. Gul Dukat) and paying more attention to their character development

MY Captains Ranking

Picard
Sisko

Kirk (not on the list but Sulu)
Janeway
Archer

Make it so...

Did anyone else use to smirk when he called Riker #1 ...hey was young then ... not that my sense of humor has developed much beyond that stage now)

JEST2ASK · 03-14-2003, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Verithrax
WTF!? You think that janeway is better than Kirk? Here's my ranking:

Picard
Kirk
Archer
Janeway
Cisco

And you think Archer is better than Sisko

Sorry Emissary he is after all an Infidel .....

Verithrax · 03-14-2003, 06:13 PM

Of course Archer is better then Sisko!
Sisko just sits there, mumbling about how he is sad about his late wife, and trying to raise a kid.
Archer goes about in the galaxy, just like Kirk did, just that he has even less resources. Also, he is more human than Kirk or Picard. He doesen't demonstrate such a perfection, making him a more interesting character and someone to whom you can relate. Also, he has a dog.

everlastingtongue · 03-14-2003, 06:29 PM

Captains? Aren�t we all forgetting the all important �hottest ST babe� ranking? Here is the correct list if ever you need to know:

10. There is no number 10
9. Kes
8. Kira
7. Capt. Janeway
6. Hoshi
5. T�Pol
4. Seven of Nine
3. Jadzia Dax
2. Deanna Troi

And the number one Star Trek Babe is�

1. Uhura

Print this list out and carry it with you at all times in your wallet.

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03-14-2003, 12:24 AM	#11
ex-idaho Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Spudtopia, ID Posts: 5,315	I really didn't care for DS9 the first couple of seasons but the last 3 or so I really got into it. It was the political intrigue and the massive space battle scenes from the war that really made the show interesting for me. I really didn't like many of the characters on the show though. Odo, Quark, Kira and the Doctor all annoyed the hell out of me. I would rank the captains: Picard Cisco Janeway Kirk Archer

03-14-2003, 04:02 AM	#12
Silent Dave Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 2,209	Q: "You hit me! Picard never hit me!" SISKO: "I'm not Picard." Dave

03-14-2003, 09:37 AM	#13
Marduk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the 10th planet Posts: 5,065	I picked TNG but I could just as easily go with DS9 as well, I liked the whole worm hole prophets thing, as well as the big war with the Dominion (and I must cofess a crush on Kiera and Dax) . I'm too burnt out on TOS, I saw them all a zillion time, Enterprise I watch, but I find it the worst of the group. Voyager was quite good but it took me a while to get used to Janeway and her dramatic whisper. 7 of 9 is divine!

03-14-2003, 04:17 PM	#16
Silent Dave Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 2,209	N Trekkies in a room yields N+1 different opinions on any given Trek-related subject. Dave

03-14-2003, 06:13 PM	#19
Verithrax Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brazil Posts: 146	Of course Archer is better then Sisko! Sisko just sits there, mumbling about how he is sad about his late wife, and trying to raise a kid. Archer goes about in the galaxy, just like Kirk did, just that he has even less resources. Also, he is more human than Kirk or Picard. He doesen't demonstrate such a perfection, making him a more interesting character and someone to whom you can relate. Also, he has a dog.

03-14-2003, 06:29 PM	#20
everlastingtongue Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Location Posts: 398	Captains? Aren�t we all forgetting the all important �hottest ST babe� ranking? Here is the correct list if ever you need to know: 10. There is no number 10 9. Kes 8. Kira 7. Capt. Janeway 6. Hoshi 5. T�Pol 4. Seven of Nine 3. Jadzia Dax 2. Deanna Troi And the number one Star Trek Babe is� 1. Uhura Print this list out and carry it with you at all times in your wallet.

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